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Quasi Una Fantasia
Theodor W. Adorno
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Description for Quasi Una Fantasia
Paperback. Leader of the Frankfurt School on the music of modernism. Series: Radical Thinkers. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC6; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 386.
This collection covers a wide range of topics, from a moving study of Bizet's Carmen to an entertainingly caustic exploration of the hierarchies of the auditorium. Especially significant is Adorno's "dialectical portrait" of Stravinsky, in which Adorno both reconsiders and refines his damning indictment of the composer in Philosophy on Modern Music. Throughout, Adorno is sustained by the conviction that music is supremely human because it is capable of communicating inhumanity while resisting it. His belief in the benevolent and transformative power of music reverberates throughout these writings.
This collection covers a wide range of topics, from a moving study of Bizet's Carmen to an entertainingly caustic exploration of the hierarchies of the auditorium. Especially significant is Adorno's "dialectical portrait" of Stravinsky, in which Adorno both reconsiders and refines his damning indictment of the composer in Philosophy on Modern Music. Throughout, Adorno is sustained by the conviction that music is supremely human because it is capable of communicating inhumanity while resisting it. His belief in the benevolent and transformative power of music reverberates throughout these writings.
Product Details
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Radical Thinkers
Condition
New
Weight
386g
Number of Pages
346
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844677924
SKU
V9781844677924
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About Theodor W. Adorno
Theodor Adorno was Director of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Frankfurt from 1959 until his death in 1969.
Reviews for Quasi Una Fantasia
This is an extraordinary book ... one of Adorno's most impressive, fecund and elegant works ... It will appeal to anyone who wishes to encounter one of the century's most challenging and provocative social theorists at his most openly enthusiastic.
Times Higher Education Supplement
A volume of Adorno is equivalent to a whole shelf of books on literature. ... Read more
Times Higher Education Supplement
A volume of Adorno is equivalent to a whole shelf of books on literature. ... Read more